MUMBAI: Wicketkeeper Hardik Tamore smashed his second hundred in the match (164 not out, 133b, 17x4, 8x6) for DY Patil 'B' against Indian Oil at MIG on Day Three of their Times Shield 'A' Division Fifth round clash on Thursday. Tamore added 185 off 195 balls for the first wicket in the second innings with Arun Yadav (89). Indian Oil, however, gained the all-important first innings lead due to a tenth wicket 122-run partnership off 100 balls between Rohan Raje & Rajesh Pawar.
The final of the 'A' Division will be played between Central Railway and BPCLon March 15-17. The venue will be announced later.
Brief Scores:
'A' GROUP: Income-Tax Sports & Recreation Club 'A' 313 & 213 (Anup Fulper 49, Vishant More 50, Himanshu Joshi 34; Shashank Attarde 3-76, Atharva Poojari 3-36, Jay Bista 2-55, Vijay Gohil 2-42) vs Jain Irrigation 315 & 181-7 i (Urvesh Patel 50, Shashank Attarde 35*; Atharva Ankolekar 4-51). Result: Match Drawn, Jain Irrigation took 1st Innings lead. DY Patil 'A' 254 & 252-7 decl (Yogesh Takwale 71, Tanmay Mishra 60, Iqbal Abdullah 53, Naushad Shaikh 33; Manish Rao 2-77, Kushal Kakad 2-35) vs Central Railway 295 & 100-1 (Sachin Katarina 60). Result: Match drawn, Central Railway took 1st Innings lead
'B' GROUP: DY Patil 'B' 366 &274-1 (Hardik Tamore 164*, Arun Yadav 89) vs Indian Oil 551 (Aditya Tare 138, Rohan Raje 93*, Rajesh Pawar 40; Karsh Kothari 5-184, Dinesh Salunkhe 3-102). Result: Match drawn. Indian Oil took 1st Innings lead. Air India 137 & 106 (Rudra Danday 35; Rayston Dias 4-26, Dhrumil Matkar 4-41) vs Mumbai Customs 492-8 decl. Result: Outright Customs won by innings & 249 runs
Entries open for B, C, D, E, F and Qualifier Division
Entries for B, C, D, E, F and Qualifier Division of the Times Cricket Shield Tournament 2021-22 Season, will be accepted from March 11 to 21 at The Times Cricket Shield Office, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd, 1st Floor, Times of India Building, Dr. D. N. Road, Mumbai 400 001. For entry forms and details, contact on Tel No. 66354128, or mail at timesshield@timesgroup. com
